If you could build a healthier, smarter brain – where would you start? The piece contains advice from three experts, including bestselling authors and doctors Dale Bredesen, Daniel Amen and John Briffa, and is packed with practical advice on what to eat, how to improve your metabolism and why it’s important to challenge your mind.

The guide on how to ‘future-proof’ your brain looks at a range of different factors that affect your brain – and address them – from simple tests your GP can do to assess your risk, to exercise, sleep, hormone levels, and more.

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